Can We Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias?
With help from a $29 million grant, a BU researcher is co-leading a national project to determine whether addressing key lifestyle and risk factors could reduce dementia risk.
“It Will Make CTE a Treatable Disease”: The Race for a Diagnosis in Life
CTE can only be diagnosed after death, but BU researchers are pushing closer to a breakthrough—one that could give patients answers before it’s too late
10 Things BU CTE Center Research Has Taught Us About the Brain Dangers of Contact Sports and Military Service
From amateur athletes’ brain injury risk to how sports hits change the brain’s white matter, here are some of the latest findings from BU researchers
What Is CTE?
BU student Natalie Lett explains the progressive brain disease—chronic traumatic encephalopathy—that’s been found in hundreds of former contact sports athletes
Why Are Kids Struggling with Anxiety More than Ever?
The pandemic’s lingering effects and chronic screen time make it hard for anxious kids to stay in school, says BU researcher, but parents can help by “praising instances of bravery”
“I Love This Work, but It’s Killing Me”: The Unique Toll of Being a Spiritual Leader Today
Two BU psychology researchers see firsthand that clergy, chaplains, and rabbis are dealing with extreme levels of stress
Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers
Army veteran and BU PTSD expert James Whitworth on what’s behind the troubling numbers
BU CTE Center: Lewiston, Maine, Mass Shooter Had Traumatic Brain Injury
“Brain injury likely played a role” in behavioral symptoms of longtime US Army reservist who was exposed to multiple blast waves, researchers say, but he didn’t have CTE
How to Save for Retirement—and Why Most of Us Haven’t (or Can’t) Save Enough
Whether it’s because of a broken Social Security benefits system, pervasive economic inequality, or poor retirement advice, not everyone’s later years will be so golden
How Do Memories Work?
In this unforgettable debut episode of The Brink’s new podcast, BU neuroscientist Steve Ramirez explains how memories are created, stored, and recalled in the brain